How to make, use IMO
Apr 15, 2015
THE natural pig farming deep bed system, may pig keepers are adopting now focuses on the use of indigenous micro-organisms (I.M.O).
By Vision Reporter
THE natural pig farming deep bed system, may pig keepers are adopting now focuses on the use of indigenous micro-organisms (I.M.O). These are the natural organisms that can be found in the local area.
There are two different enzyme/microbe rich mixtures that are used.They are cheap, easy to make solutions and are produced by fermenting natural plant and fruit materials with sugar. These are diluted in water and poured via a watering can onto the piggery bedding once a week.
1) Fermented Plant Juice
This is one of the two very effective solutions we make to encourage high IMO activity in the deep pen flooring. Below is the process you need to follow to create your FPJ solution.
o Pick plant material you wish to use early in morning before plant loses nutrient values to photosynthesis. It may be potatoes, cassava, bananas or any green plant.
o Chop plant up into very small pieces
o Add half plant material to a container and line with half the sugar
o Add remaining half and add remaining sugar
o Compress with weight on top (a bag filled with water is very effective)
o Quantity: 7kg plant material to 3 kg sugar
o Leave for 8-10 days
o Drain and collect the juice – this is now your fermented plant juice solution (FPJ)
o When ready to apply to bedding add approximately 2 spoons of FPJ to 10 liter of water
o Pour via watering can onto the pig pen bedding (and then continue to add to the flooring on weekly basis)
2) Fermented Fruit Juice
Pick the fruit (s)it may be jackfruit, oranges, mangoes etc
o Chop into small pieces
o Add 1kg of fruit : 1kg sugar
o Put half the fruit in a container and add half the sugar.
o Add the remaining fruit and add the remaining sugar.
o Seal container with paper lid (this allows for air to enter and leave container).
o Leave for 8-10 days.
o Squeeze fruit to extract all juice.
o Pour juice into jar.
o Use 2 spoons of juice to 10 liter of water. Mix.
o With watering can pour water on the bedding surface of the pig’s pen.